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| Jeff Willams NEW RELEASE "Art & Emotion" |
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Jeff Williams is one less than a dozen guitarist ON EARTH who compose using this new approach to the acoustic guitar called "Acoustic Flat Tapping". In this style the guitar is laid FLAT and played from above with both hands "like a piano".
Born in Tampa Florida , Jeff's journey in music began at the age of four. On a piano he would create short etudes which would later be realized as the basic tenants of music theory. His teacher, was a source from within himself.
The majority of Jeff's efforts were focused on the style of Jazz-Rock Fusion. Through his early years he would play bluegrass and gospel inspired by family gatherings of acomplished bluegrass musicians. The great american working class kind who would sit fireside and tell stories in song. At the age of 15, Jeff discovered fusion jazz in a recording by Jean Luc Ponty, a renowned jazz fusion violinist. Other influences included Steve Morse, Bonnie Raitt , Santana , AL Di Miola , Pink Floyd & Steely Dan. Jeff studied jazz through his high school under renowned jazz recording artist Philip Shoemaker (aka "Flip") from Kansas University. "Flip" soon had Jeff on stage with local university professors. Upon graduation Jeff continued his education at the University of South Florida and HCC in Tampa Fl. as a music major with a physics minor. There he also embraced the struggles of his inclusion in the "working class" of america as a commercial electrician. Through these experiences, he gains the crucial insight of the world around him and it's reflected in his emotionally fueled and sometimes haunting lyrics and instrumental compositions. Jeff is quoted as saying .. "Emotion is not an option it's the key." With his experiences from many different genres of music including Flamenco , Jazz ,Rock ,Bluegrass, Fingerstyle and Classical and combining elements of exotic and percussion instruments he has broadened the perceived boundaries of the art of acoustic guitar forever. With a single standard 6 string guitar, he sounds like a whole band complete with bass line, lush chords and a quite expressive percussion display. When asked about the art of his technique Jeff replies "art should do one of two things .. show how someone is thinking or feeling or show a NEW WAY of thinking and feeling"
When you see and hear this art i'm sure you'll agree a new and unique landscape of music has indeed emerged in this great talent. Overall, Jeff's complete devotion and love for music results in a unique display of lush harmonies and technical prowess, so very radical and rare, it is something everyone should experience.
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Jeff's devotion to music extends to the studio where he is an acomplished engineer and producer. In addition his work in the live theater under the employ of IATSE the "International Association of Theatrical Stage Employee's" gained him experience in all aspects of theater production. Even the most dangerous work in the the theater "rigging" was no problem since his hobby is Extreme Sport Rock Climbing.
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One might think that the genius of Jeff Williams is expressed only in music but his experiences in physics and electronics soon led him to microphone technology research. Under his company Carolina Audio Technology he built and designed the studio ribbon microphones he uses in his recordings. He's quoted as saying "i had just about every mic under the sun and something was always missing. The RCA 74b was my favorite mic but produced too much noise to be a permanent solution." Soon he had the "the Destroyer D-2b" delivering the warmth and sparkle present in his performances. These mics are currently in the patent process and discussions for licensing the design with Rick Perotta of Royer Labs is ongoing.
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